GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |